When you think of travelling, you probably think of sleeping in a luxury igloo under the Northern Lights or heading to a town in Puglia.

What you don’t think of is a hobbit house.

But now, Lord Of The Rings fans can now spend a getaway on a farm, inspired by the books.

Carol Cavendish, 37, opened the hobbit house for guests three years ago and since then, it’s been inundated with visitors from far flung locations including New Zealand and New York.

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Carol says: ‘We have had so many people spend a night here from very poorly children to Tolkein fanatics. It is such a happy place.’

Alongside her husband, Karl, 32, she built it to rent as a holiday home on their land: Northshire in North Yorkshire.

And how much is it to spend a night there? £200 a pop.

So what do you get for your buck? Well, it boasts views of the sea and rather like JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, you access the cosy home through a yellow door.

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Oh, and it has round stained glass windows and quirky fittings including a bathroom sink made from a large jam-making pan.

‘I’m so pleased the house can have such a great effect on our visitors,’ she says.

Carol isn’t stopping there.

The entrepreneur is hoping to expand the farm to host new Harry Potter themed properties – including plans to build Hagrid’s house and The Great Hall.

We can imagine that will go down a treat with visitors.

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Carol says: ‘The plan is to build 19 more hobbit houses and a range of Harry Potter themed rooms and houses for guests to stay in.

‘We have seen huge demand to stay in the properties. People have told me it is a “little piece of heaven” and we often get comments which say it is like stepping away from reality.’

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And they don’t want to stop in Britain either – the couple hope to open up in New Zealand so they can spend half the year there.

Carol attributes this make-believe land to her unhappy childhood where she sought refuge in fairy tales: ‘I’m dyslexic so as a child I taught myself to read through fairy tales and have always loved those kind of stories.

‘As a child I saw the characters as my friends.

‘I absolutely love what I do and what we offer.

‘Money is a great side effect but for me it is all about fulfilling dreams.’